Molecular characterization of Vibrio cholerae outbreak strains with altered El Tor biotype from southern India

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 281-287

  Goel, A K ^a,b   Jain, M ^a   Kumar, P ^a   Jiang, S C ^b  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^b University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiogram; Evolution; Molecular characterization; Toxin gene; Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; BOX-PCR; BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTICS; CHOLERA TOXIN B; CLASS 1; DNA PATTERNS; FINGERPRINTING ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; RESISTANT GENES; TOXIGENIC; TOXIN GENES; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANTIBIOTICS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

GENES;

VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 77951117163     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-0171-7     Document Type: Article

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